Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 825 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.99%. The most recent numbers show a total of 475 businesses currently operating in the Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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On Monday, September 24th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Jonesville, MI which had occured previously at Alphi Manufacturing Llc. A 37 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee amputated finger in machine

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OSHA ID109392.015

Accident Date2018-05-24

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 10:30 p.m. on May 24, 2018, an employee was operating a steel tube End-Forming machine and removing a dimple from the inside diameter of an approximately 1 1/2 inch diameter pipe. The employee was talking with a coworker and leaned against the machine when he stepped back onto the foot peddle and cycled the machine. The employee caught his finger between the guard and a loose adjustment nut, amputating his fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, December 12th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Piqua, OH which had occured previously at Jackson Tube Service, Inc.. A 23 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee's finger was amputated

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OSHA ID101460.015

Accident Date2017-12-05

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 5:00 a.m. on December 5,2017, Employee #1 was removing steel tubes from the dump table on a mill.One of the steel tubes got hung up on the brass vee roll and Employee #1 reached in to pull it out and got her finger caught between the brass vee roll and the frame of the table, as the brass vee roll was closing. Employee #1 finger was amputated.

OSHA investigators arrived in Bay Saint Louis, MS on Thursday, November 2nd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Jindal Tubular Usa, Llc which had occured on Wednesday, October 25th 2017. A 21 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee moving steel pipe on rack amputated fingertip

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OSHA ID100495.015

Accident Date2017-10-25

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 3:15 p.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured iron and steel pipe from purchased steel. He was rolling a large steel pipe on a pipe rack. The employee's ring finger and middle finger on his right hand became pinched between two steel pipes. He sustained the avulsion of his finger nail and a laceration of his right middle finger. The tip of his right ring finger was partially amputated, and it had an open fracture. He was hospitalized.